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Cross-culturalCommunicationinBusinessNegotiations
BusinessWeeklybyDr.RodSteinerNovember2006
Theimportanceofeffectivecross-culturalcommunicationduringbusinessconferencesorne-gotiationsisoftenunappreciated.Andyetitisnotjusttheimmediateoutcomeofthenegotiationwhichisatstakebutalsothepossibilityofapositive,ongoingbusinessrelationship.
Here'sasimpleexample:"don'tmixbusinessandpleasure,"wesay,thinkingourselvestobeefficientand"virtuous".Buttryingtonegotiatewiththatattitudeinsomeotherculturesmaywellcauseconsternationinyour.host.Thisinturnwillresultincross-culturalirritationandmaywellputfuturerelationshipsunderacloud.So,thefirstruleshouldbetostudythecultureofthepeoplewithwhomyouaregoingtonegotiate.
Dr.RodSteiner,assistantlecturer,DepartmentofBusinessStudies,SouthAustralianInsti-
tuteofTechnology.
SouthAustralianInstituteofTechnology
DepartmentofBusinessStudies
44BerwickSt.
Adelaide,Australia5066November24,2006
DearDr.Steiner,
Ireadyourarticle"Cross-culturalCommunicationinBusinessNegotiations"withagreatdealofinterest.Iamapostgraduatelanguage/businessstudentattheUniversityofAdelaide,andIhavealsohadaomeexperiencelivingandstudyinginJapan.
Youareabsolutelyrightwhenyouhighlightpossible"cross-culturalirritation".Inourculture,wewouldneverassociatebusinesstransactionsofanytypewithdrinkingalcoholandgoingtonightclubs.However,that'smoreorlessthenormalwayofdoingthingsinJapan.
Ihopetospecializeinthisareaofstudy,-Imean,incross-culturalcommunication--andthat'swhyIhavechosenalsotostudysomeforeignlanguages.Ifyouhaveanysuggestionsforfurtherreading,couldyoupleaseletmeknow?
Thanksforyourattention.JulieLuddon
Whatdoesthearticlesuggest? A.Totakeacourseininternationalbusinessrelationshipsattheinstitute
B.Alwaystobealertofhintsthatcandamageanongoingbusinessrelationship
C.Nottomixbusinessandpleasurewhendealingwithanyculture
D.Toknowthecultureofyourbusinesscounterpart
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